"BedRock" is the second single by hip-hop group Young Money Entertainment from their debut collaboration album ''We Are Young Money''. It is performed by Young Money artists Lil Wayne, Gudda Gudda, Nicki Minaj, Drake, Tyga, Jae Millz, and features R&B; singer Lloyd. It was released as a CD in the United Kingdom on March 22, 2010.

Background

Drake interpolates "Are You That Somebody" by Aaliyah in his verse, "Girl, I gotta watch my back, cuz I'm not just anybody."

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Chart performance

"BedRock" debuted in the UK Singles Chart on 6 February 2010 at #40. On March 6, 2010, the single climbed to #22, and the subsequent week the single climbed to #18, marking Young Money's first Top 20 hit in the UK. On 27 March 2010, the single rose to #12, peaking at #9 on April 3, 2010, making it Young Money's first Top 10 hit in the UK. In the UK R&B; Chart, the single has peaked at #5.

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Working extensively with professional wrestlers, Youngblood has performed neck surgery on several renowned professional wrestlers, including Kurt Angle, Chris Benoit, Edge, Lita, Gregory Helms, Bob Holly, Scotty 2 Hotty, Test and Rhyno. He has also worked extensively with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin and Matt and Jeff Hardy.

Born in Beaumont, Texas in 1946, Youngblood received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Rice University in 1969. He graduated with honors from Baylor College of Medicine in 1973 and carried out his internship and residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.. He stayed in the Army for the next 20 years, becoming Assistant Chief of the Neurosurgical Surgery Service at Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center in Germany from 1979 to 1982 and becoming Chief of the Neurological Surgery Service at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas from 1983 to 1989. He retired from the Army in 1989.

Youngblood later joined Methodist Hospital in San Antonio. In 2000, he performed an anterior cervical discectomy on professional wrestler "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, allowing him to regain his WWE Championship and extend his career by another 3 years. At the time, Austin's injury was the worst of its type that Youngblood had ever seen in his professional career. He later performed a similar operation on Chris Benoit, his 4 hour surgery being recorded and televised on several World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) shows. After his fame in performing neck operations increased, he performed neck fusions on Bob Holly, Amy Dumas (Lita), Terry Gerin (Rhyno), and several others. He has also operated on Gary DeLaune, a reporter for KENS television station.

Youngblood was one of an estimated 2,500 neurological surgeons and other medical experts both in the United States and internationally who were in attendance at the 50th annual Congress of Neurological Surgeons during which actor Michael J. Fox spoke about his ongoing battle with Parkinson's disease and the need for continued medical research on the degenerative neurological condition on September 27, 2000.

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Digweed is known for promoting the progressive house sound that became popular in Europe and North America in the late 1990s and early 2000s, releasing several popular mix compilations on labels like Renaissance and Global Underground. He started the record label Bedrock Records to further promote the music he was playing at the time. In addition to starting the Bedrock imprint, he and friend Nick Muir produce under the Bedrock alias. In his sets, Digweed is noted for adopting tracks with new and different styles.

Between 2000 and 2005, John Digweed promoted his "Bedrock" sound with monthly club nights for members and newcomers to the electronic music scene. He played Thursday nights at Heaven in London and Friday nights at a smaller club night at The Beach in Brighton. These nights featured numerous guest DJs including Danny Howells, Phil Thompson, Hernan Cattaneo, and Chris Fortier. As Digweed's international schedule increased, these events drew to a close, although occasional reunions are still held at Heaven. Digweed celebrated 10 years of his Bedrock club night at Matter, London on 10 October 2008 with a near on 10-hour set.

Digweed has enjoyed popularity throughout North America in addition to Europe. Digweed, as well as Sasha, established a monthly residency at the now defunct New York club Twilo, which proved a key location for the American electronic music scene. The residency began in 1996 with a lukewarm reception but grew into one of the most popular club nights in New York City by the end of its run in 2001. Sasha and Digweed DJ'd at Twilo on the last Friday of every month, playing sets that lasted between 8 and 12 hours. In early 2001, Sasha suffered an ear injury and was unable to play for their last 4 dates until Twilo was closed by the New York City. Digweed continued to play the time slot by himself until May 6, 2001 when Twilo was raided by the NYPD and subsequently forced to close down.

Digweed DJed as himself in the Greg Harrison's 2000 movie ''Groove'', which tells the story of an all-night rave in San Francisco. His on-screen presence led to one reviewer dubbing him "the new De Niro".

In early 2002, Digweed underwent a six week country-wide tour of the United States with Sasha and Jimmy Van M called Delta Heavy. Promotion of the tour was done by Clear Channel and attendance reached 850,000. The tour took place in a variety of venues but was completely self-reliant from a technical point of view. Sound, lights, and visual setups were brought along to every gig of the tour. Also in 2002, Digweed created the soundtrack to the film ''Stark Raving Mad''.

From September 2000 to January 2011, Digweed hosted a weekly two-hour radio show on Kiss 100 in the UK, in which Digweed played the first hour of music and a guest DJ played the second hour. Beginning in September 2006, John Digweed's show was available on all 3 Kiss radio stations. By that time, the show's name became ''Transitions'', which was also the name of a four-volume series of mix albums by Digweed released every six months during 2006-2008. In January 2011, "Transitions" aired for the last time on Kiss 100. The show continues to be broadcast online.

2008 saw Digweed and Sasha reuniting for a Spring Club Tour that once again featured performances all over North America. Also in 2008, Digweed's music is to be featured in the film movie adaptation of Irvine Welsh's best-selling novel ''Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance''.

In 2010, he was voted the number 29 DJ in DJ Mag's annual Top 100 vote. He has been featured in the top 10 from 1998–2008 and was voted number one DJ in 2001.

John is the brother of 17 times World Clay Shooting Champion George Digweed.

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LoLa Monroe (born Fershgenet Melaku, October 23, 1986) is an American rapper, model and actress of Ethiopian descent.

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Career

She later became, LoLa Monroe, her name for rapping, the "Monroe" is directly related to the Actress, Model, Film Producer and Singer Marilyn Monroe; due to the fact the two share a similar story. They were both discovered in the same fashion and used modeling as a entry to further their career in the Entertainment Industry. In 2009, Monroe retired from modeling to concentrate on music. She released her first mixtape, Boss Bitch's World, in June 2009. Only four month's later in October she released her second mixtape titled, The Art of Motivation. In the same year she released her collaboration mixtape with Lil Boosie (before he went to prison) titled, Untouchables.

In September 2010 Monroe released the first single, Overtime, from her new mixtape, the single featured Trina. A video was recorded and released on 106 & Park for this single. In December 2010 LoLa released her fourth mixtape, Batteries Not Included. She is the leader of what she calls, "The Bosset Movement." The followers of this movement are called "Bosses" or "Bossets." The "Bosset Movement" was created for the empowerment of women. The women represented by the movement are those working hard towards their goals and striving for success and is meant to motivate and strengthen women regardless of obstacles and adversity.

Monroe has a "personal team" named "Team LoLa Monroe." – the purpose being to promote Monroe via street teams and on the internet. She is also active in humanitarian work and does her part to give back to the community that "built and embraced her".

She was nominated for Best Female Hip Hop Artist at the BET Awards of 2011.

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Lloyd Young (born December 26, 1985) is a Scottish professional association football player who currently plays for East Fife.

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